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Abdourahamane Tiani, a general, has been declared as Niger’s new head of state following a military coup that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum. Tiani was the head of the presidential guard that held Bazoum hostage in the presidential palace on Wednesday, on account of “bad governance and worsening security”. The general appeared on state […]

President Bola Tinubu is expected to host a special meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, over the recent military coup in Niger. Dele Alake, special adviser to Tinubu on special duties, communications and strategy, announced the development in a statement on Friday. TheCable reported how Amadou Abdramane, […]

Kemi Okenyodo, the executive director of Partners West Africa-Nigeria, has called on federal and state governments to reform the certificate of origin issuance process across LGAs in the country.  Okenyodo spoke on Thursday as a guest on PUBLIC CONSCIENCE, an anti-corruption radio programme, produced by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) […]

Some commercial banks in the country have increased the salaries and allowances of their employees to help them cope with the rising cost of living. Checks by TheCable showed that the banks include Wema Bank, Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Union Bank. In a […]

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) against the N20 billion suit by Peter Mbah, governor of Enugu. In a ruling on Friday, Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, held that the objection by the NYSC lacked merit. In February, the […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he understands the hardships that Nigerians are going through at the moment. Tinubu spoke on Thursday at the state house while receiving All Progressives Congress (APC) national youth leaders from across the country. Since the president announced the removal of the petrol subsidy on May 29, there […]